The difference between Broken and Sinuous

When used as adjectives, broken means fractured, whereas sinuous means having curves in alternate directions.

check bellow for the other definitions of Broken and Sinuous

  1. Broken as a verb:

  1. Broken as an adjective (of a, bone or body part):

    Fragmented, in separate pieces. Fractured; having the bone in pieces. Split or ruptured. Dashed, made up of short lines with small gaps between each one and the next. Interrupted; not continuous. Five-eighths to seven-eighths obscured by clouds; incompletely covered by clouds.

    Examples:

    "My arm is broken!"

    "the ground was littered with broken bones"

    "One recent morning the team had to replace a broken weather research station. [[File:One recent morning the team had to replace a broken weather research station.ogg]]"

    "A dog bit my leg and now the skin is broken."

    "Tomorrow: broken skies."

  2. Broken as an adjective (of a, promise, etc):

    Breached; violated; not kept.

    Examples:

    "'broken promises of neutrality"

    "'broken vows"

    "the broken covenant"

  3. Broken as an adjective (of an, electronic connection):

    Non-functional; not functioning properly. Disconnected, no longer open or carrying traffic. Badly designed or implemented. Grammatically non-standard, especially as a result of being a non-native speaker. Not having gone in the way intended; saddening.

    Examples:

    "I think my doorbell is broken."

    "This is the most broken application I've seen in a long time."

    "Oh man! That is just broken!"

  4. Broken as an adjective (of a, person):

    Completely defeated and dispirited; shattered; destroyed.

    Examples:

    "The bankruptcy and divorce, together with the death of his son, left him completely broken."

  5. Broken as an adjective:

    Having no money; bankrupt, broke.

    Examples:

    "rfquote-sense en"

  6. Broken as an adjective (of land):

    Uneven.

  7. Broken as an adjective (sports, and, gaming, of a tactic or option):

    Overpowered; overly powerful; too powerful.

  1. Sinuous as an adjective:

    Having curves in alternate directions; meandering.

    Examples:

    "We followed every bend of the sinuous river."

  2. Sinuous as an adjective:

    Moving gracefully and in a supple manner.

    Examples:

    "We were entranced by her sinuous dance."

  3. Sinuous as an adjective (figurative):

    Morally crooked; shifty.

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